2003 Conference: What Is the Future of Marriage?

Friends - David Coker, Margaret Arcus, Mary Jo Czaplewski, Sharon Price out on the town overlooking Vancouver bay
¶ 1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 The 2003 Annual Conference took place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, November 17–22. Total attendance was 1,250. Paul Amato was the program chair. The theme was “What is the Future of Marriage?”
¶ 2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 Plenary speakers and panelists included Andrew Cherlin, who spoke on “The Future of Marriage.”
¶ 3 Leave a comment on paragraph 3 1 Ronald Mincey, R. S. Oropesa, Masako Ishii-Kuntz, and Phyllis Johnson were panelists on “Racial and Ethnic Variations in Marriage.” Judith Seltzer, Celine Le Bourlais, and Jan Trost were panelists on “Cohabitation and Marriage.” Larry Kurdek, Charlotte Patterson, Danielle Juliene were panelists on “Gay and Lesbian Couples.” Thomas Bradbury spoke on “Marital Dysfunction and Intervention.”
¶ 4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 Read the 2003 Work–Life Summit Program
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Read the conference program
Gallery
- Paul Amato
- Andrew Cherlin
- Masako Ishii-Kuntz
- Phyllis Johnson
- Jan Trost
- Larry Kurdek
- Thomas Bradbury
- Michael Benjamin at 2003 conference
- 2003-Two Korean friends: Eujee Joo and Dr. Sung
Also worth a mention: John Gottman gave a Research Update for Practitioners on his marital research, which was well attended.
By the way, the name is “Celine Le Bourdais.”